Ards Cycling Club organises a full programme of club races for its members from April through to September. Time trials, where riders race individually against the clock, are a great introduction into the world of bike racing. When you get fitter, and more comfortable riding in a group, then you might want to try our club road races as well.
Most races take place on Tuesday evenings – the full 2018 calendar is listed below. Links to the courses, and the results, are on the calendar.Various trophies are awarded annually for competition in club races. Click here for more details of these. We’ll try to keep an update list of leaders in the results pages against each race.Finally, we award medals for riders reaching certain standard times in time trials. For a list of the standard times for each age group, click here.
2018 Club Calendar
| Event | Date&Time | Location | Distance | Result |
| Tour Of Ards | 24 March, 10:30am | Ards | tbc | here |
| 5 Mile TT | 27 March, 6:30pm | Donaghadee Road | 5 miles | cancelled |
| Circuit TT | 3 April, 6:30pm | Comber | 5 miles | here |
| 10K Straight In TT | 10 April, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | cancelled |
| 10 Mile TT | 17 April, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | here |
| 5 Mile TT | 24 April, 7pm | Donaghadee Road | 5 miles | here |
| 10K Straight In TT | 1 May, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | here |
| Road Race | 8 May, 7pm | Ballygowan Circuit | 26 miles | here |
| 10 Mile TT | 15 May, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | here |
| 25 Mile TT | 22 May, 7pm | Saltwater Brig Course | 25 miles | here |
| Road Race | 29 May, 7pm | Orlock | 25 miles | here |
| Magreechan Cup | 5 June, 7pm | Millisle – Ballyhalbert | 16.6 miles | here |
| Road Race | 12 June, 7pm | Carrowdore | 27.5 miles | here |
| Club Run | 19 June, 6.30pm | Café Nero | ~ 30 miles | not a race |
| Town Centre Races | 20 June, 7pm | Conway Square | Various | here |
| Hill Climb | 26 June, 7pm | Scrabo Car Park | 1.75 miles | here |
| 2up 10K Straight In TT | 3 July, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | |
| 10 K Straight in TT
(rescheduled from 10th April) |
10 July, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | here |
| Road Race | 17 July, 7pm | Orlock | 25 miles | here |
| 10 Mile TT | 24 July, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | here |
| Road Race | 31 July, 7pm | Carrowdore | 27.5 miles | here |
| 10K Straight In TT | 7 August, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | here |
| Champ Of Champs TT | 12 August, tbc | Saltwater Brig Course | 25 miles | here and here |
| Road Race | 14 August, 7pm | Ballygowan Circuit | 26 miles | here |
| Circuit TT | 21 August, 7pm | Comber | 5 miles | |
| 5 Mile TT | 28 August, 6:30pm | Donaghadee Road | 5 miles | |
| Hill Climb | 4 Sept, 6:30pm | Bradshaws Brae | 1 mile | |
| Tour of Strangford | 16 Sept, 10am | TBC | tbc | |
| 10 Mile TT | 25 Dec. 10am | Portaferry Road | 10 miles |
For calendars and results from previous years, click here.